PZ 6253/1938 'Shipwreck of a party of Muscat Arabs - Qn. of recovery of expenses incurred by Govt. of Italian Somaliland'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- PZ 6253/1938 'Shipwreck of a party of Muscat Arabs - Qn. of recovery of expenses incurred by Govt. of Italian Somaliland'
- Date:
- 1938/1941
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence concerning: the shipwreck on the coast of Italian Somaliland, on 20 March 1938, of a group of Muscat Arabs on board the dhow [sailing vessel] ‘ Galib’, bound for Zanzibar and the Tanganyika Territory; and the reimbursement of the expenses incurred by the Government of Italian Somaliland and the Government of Kenya in the transport of the rescued party to Mombasa, Kenya, and the subsequent transport of most of the passengers to Zanzibar.The correspondence mainly consists of: correspondence between the Under Secretary of State for India and the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, including enclosed copies of correspondence between Malcolm Macdonald, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, Air Chief Marshal and Governor of Kenya, and others; correspondence between the India Office and the External Affairs Department of the Government of India, and copies of correspondence between the Government of India, External Affairs Department and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 54; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Sailing Ships
Ships
Shipwrecks
Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd Dynasty - Geographic region:
- Kenya
Tanganyika - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000466.0x000277_ar
81055/vdc_100000000466.0x000277_en
IOR/L/PS/12/260
IOR/L/PS/12/260